Speaking candidly, Singer elaborated on the film, stating that the plot, taking place in the 1960s, will allow them to introduce new characters to the movie series, as well as shine the light on much more familiar characters to the films' lore, such as Magneto and Professor Xavier's transformation into the characters we know and love.

X-Men: First Class will pertain to the Silver Age of the comic book era, which is the first for a Marvel motion picture, as most comic book films from the company deal with more modern times. The Silver Age was founded in the late 1950s and led throughout the raging '60s, sculpting the landscape for comic book design along the way due to the political climate. Comics were often blamed for ruffian behavior, so new guidelines were erected to avoid a clash of cultures, resulting in the superhero boom as criminal and horror titles began to fade out.

Said Singer in the interview, "We've set First Class in a time when the X-Men were conceived in the early 60s, up against political events that were happening - the early civil rights movement - and we have these kinds of events at a time when the world didn't know mutants existed."

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